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Grange (Qld) has an estimated 4,936 residents, up from 4,615 at the 2021 Census — a change of 321 people, or 7.0%. Growth has averaged 1.0% a year over five years. Overseas migration accounts for 66.0% of that increase. That puts 2,821 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to demographic assessments integrating broader ABS updates and AreaSearch address validations since the Census, the suburb of Grange (Qld) records an estimated population of approximately 4,936 as of Aug 2026. This equates to an expansion of 321 people (7.0%) relative to the 4,615 people counted in the 2021 Census. Such growth is deduced from an estimated resident count of 4,934 stemming from ABS ERP figures from June 2025 alongside 7 validated new addresses identified post-census. The local population density stands at 2,820 persons per square kilometer, positioning the area within the top quartile of nationally evaluated localities.
While the national average increase reached 9.5%, the suburb of Grange (Qld) trailed by only 2.5 percentage points with its 7.0% increase, underscoring solid growth dynamics. Overseas migration served as the principal driver by generating roughly 66.0% of recent population additions, though natural increase and interstate arrivals also delivered positive contributions. Projections for the suburb of Grange (Qld) incorporate 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia data at the SA2 level based on 2022 benchmarks, supplemented for non-covered areas and horizons beyond 2032 by Queensland State Government SA2 modeling released in 2023 using 2021 baselines. Because state projections lack age-specific breakdowns, AreaSearch applies proportional distributions from the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region projections (based on 2022 data) across each demographic cohort. Looking ahead, long-term expansion is positioned in the lower national quartile, with aggregated SA2 figures projecting the suburb of Grange (Qld) to add 105 persons by 2041, representing a cumulative rise of 2.1% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
60 new dwellings have been approved in Grange (Qld) over the past five years, an average of 12 a year. That places the area in the 50th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 2 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 14, broadly in line with that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this Suburb (SAL) boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Analysis of ABS building approvals across statistical areas shows an annual volume of roughly 12 dwellings approved in Grange, totaling an estimated 60 homes throughout the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), with 14 approved during FY-25 to date. Over this identical 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), an average of 3.8 people arrived locally for each home built, highlighting a marked shortfall in supply that intensifies buyer competition and exerts upward pressure on home values. Concurrently, average expected construction costs for new dwellings reach $1,433,000, illustrating an emphasis by builders on high-end, premium residential projects.
Commercial activity remains subdued, with commercial approvals recording $594,000 during the current financial year. Per-capita residential construction in Grange sits substantially lower than the Greater Brisbane benchmark, trailing it by 68.0%. This limited building pipeline generally bolsters demand and valuations across established housing stock, while also falling behind national averages due to the mature urban environment and existing planning controls. Detached houses account for 92.0% of approved dwellings compared to 8.0% for attached formats, preserving traditional low-density neighborhoods focused on family living and generous allotments. The presence of approximately 328 people per dwelling approval further underlines the area's established profile. Forecasts from the most recent AreaSearch quarterly release indicate that Grange will gain 103 residents by 2041. Under current construction trajectories, future residential building should sufficiently accommodate projected population growth, fostering balanced market conditions for purchasers while offering scope to absorb demand beyond baseline projections.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Grange (Qld)
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 68 current infrastructure and development projects close to Grange (Qld), worth an estimated $27.6 billion. 10 are already under construction and 20 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Strategic infrastructure investment and urban planning significantly guide neighborhood growth, with AreaSearch cataloging 8 key local developments. Among the prominent initiatives slated to influence the area are the Stafford City Shopping Centre Redevelopment, Windsor Dual Tower Development, Norman Avenue Apartments, Lutwyche, and Brisbane Stadium (Victoria Park).
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Stafford City Shopping Centre Redevelopment
A significant 150 million AUD plus redevelopment of Stafford City Shopping Centre. The project involves a major expansion including a new full-line Coles supermarket, an upgraded and expanded Aldi, and a suite of new specialty retail tenancies. The plan features a refurbished dining and entertainment precinct to integrate with the Kedron Brook area, alongside comprehensive site access and parking improvements to support the Transforming Stafford precinct vision.
Lutwyche Market Central - Internal Reconfiguration and Tenancy Expansion
This project involves the approved internal reconfiguration and extension of the existing Lutwyche Market Central shopping centre. The works focus on creating larger, more efficient retail tenancies and improving customer circulation to accommodate new anchor and mini-major tenants. The centre remains anchored by Coles, Woolworths, and ALDI, with the expansion supporting enhanced community amenity and retail diversity within the established triple-supermarket hub.
Herston Quarter Redevelopment
A $1.1 billion health-focused mixed-use precinct transforming the former Royal Childrens Hospital site. The project integrates the STARS public hospital, a heritage-listed core featuring restored student housing (Lady Lamington Towers), and the Spanish Steps public realm. Ongoing construction includes the Herston Private Hospital and Specialist Suites, alongside planned aged care, retirement living, and up to 695 residential dwellings to create a world-class health and innovation hub.
The Rockwell, Lutwyche
The Rockwell is Jadecorp's boutique apartment development at 21-23 Norman Avenue, Lutwyche. The approved project has progressed from assessment into construction and is being marketed for sale. The development comprises 52 premium two and three bedroom apartments with rooftop resident amenities and basement parking.
Brisbane Advanced Research Centre
The Brisbane Advanced Research Centre (BARC) is an approved seven-storey life sciences, biotechnology, and medical technology facility spanning approximately 11,700 square metres of gross floor area. Designed by Blight Rayner and developed by Silverstone Developments within the Herston Health Precinct, the development incorporates PC2-capable laboratories, educational suites, retail tenancy, and an auditorium.
The Albion - Hudson Road Mixed-Use Development
A major transit-oriented mixed-use development on the former Albion Flour Mill site. The project features two residential towers of 18 to 20 storeys containing 456 build-to-rent apartments. The ground level includes 4,228 sqm of retail space, anchored by a full-line Woolworths supermarket, BWS, and specialty retail tenancies. Key features include an elevated subtropical urban commons and a pedestrian overbridge providing direct access to the adjacent Albion Train Station.
Breathe Residences Alderley
Collection of 51 apartments across five levels designed by Loucas Zahos Architects, featuring a central 'lungs of the building' garden courtyard. Constructed by GEOCAL Group, offering 1, 2 and 3 bedroom residences with modern Australian design, timber floorboards, and sustainable living features.
Celestia Apartments
A boutique collection of 16 bespoke two and three-bedroom residences featuring intelligent design and refined materials. Located in a quiet leafy enclave near Kedron Brook's 23km green corridor, each residence is individually crafted with features such as dedicated studies, oversized entertainer's balconies, and sculptural kitchen detailing. The development preserves established trees at the Windsor Avenue frontage and offers thoughtful planning that ensures connection to both nature and neighbourhood.
3,003 residents of Grange (Qld) are employed, from a labour force of 3,056. Unemployment sits at 1.7%, with participation at 78.8%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.4% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 3,793, about 77% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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Workforce metrics for Grange demonstrate strong qualifications and high professional representation, featuring an unemployment rate of merely 1.7% alongside annual job growth estimated at 2.0% based on statistical area aggregations. By March 2026, employed residents totaled 3,003, with local unemployment sitting 2.6% below the 4.3% rate recorded for Greater Brisbane. Labor force participation reaches an elevated 78.8%, substantially outperforming Greater Brisbane's 70.1%. Furthermore, Census records show 34.5% of working residents operating from home, an outcome partially shaped by pandemic lockdown conditions. Major industries employing local residents comprise health care & social assistance, professional & technical, and education & training.
Professional & technical roles exhibit notable concentration, capturing an employment share 1.7 times the broader metropolitan level. In contrast, retail trade accounts for 6.2% of the workforce, below the regional benchmark of 9.4%. Comparisons between local working numbers and total resident workers suggest that this residential locality offers relatively few employment positions within its borders. SALM and ABS data aggregations over the 12 months to March 2026 reveal a 2.0% rise in employed residents and a 2.3% expansion in the total labor force, resulting in a 0.3 percentage point increase in local unemployment. Over the same span, Greater Brisbane registered employment growth of 3.2% and labor force gains of 3.4%, lifting its unemployment rate by 0.1 percentage point. Looking forward, national forecasts from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 project overall employment expansions of 6.6% across five years and 13.7% over ten years. Weighting these sectoral trajectories against Grange's resident employment profile suggests localized job growth of 7.4% across five years and 15.0% over ten years, representing an illustrative industry extrapolation that excludes local demographic projections.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Grange (Qld) is $3,278 a week (about $170,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,315 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $76,492 a year against an average of $114,966. The average runs 50% above the median, a wider spread than most areas and a sign of a concentrated group of high earners. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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ATO taxation statistics for financial year 2023 highlight substantial earning capacity in Grange, where the median income reaches $76,492 and the average stands at $114,966, well above Greater Brisbane benchmarks of $58,236 and $72,799 respectively. Factoring in an 11.36% increase in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, updated estimates as of March 2026 place median earnings at $85,181 and average earnings at $128,026. The 2021 Census placed local personal, family, and household incomes between the 94th and 98th percentiles nationally. High-income earners dominate the community, with 40.2% of residents (1,984 people) receiving $4000+ per week, diverging from the broader region where 33.3% earn between $1,500 - 2,999.
In total, 54.2% take home weekly earnings over $3,000, reinforcing affluence that sustains local commerce. After covering housing commitments, households preserve 88.4% of their earnings, and the suburb attains a SEIFA income score in the 10th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Grange (Qld) had 1,573 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 82% detached houses and 8% apartments. 45% are owned with a mortgage, 24% rented and 31% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $460 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,600 a month, a total housing cost higher than 89% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 14.0% of household income here and mortgage repayments 18.3%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Census records indicate that standalone houses make up 82.2% of Grange's residential stock, while semi-detached units, apartments, and other configurations account for 17.7%, compared with 73.5% houses and 26.5% other dwellings across the Brisbane metro area. Outright homeownership stands at 30.8%, with 45.0% of residences encumbered by a mortgage and 24.2% occupied by tenants. Median housing payments exceed metropolitan figures, with monthly mortgage commitments at $2,600 and weekly rents at $460, compared to Brisbane metro levels of $1,863 and $380. Compared against Australian benchmarks, local mortgages substantially exceed the national average of $1,863 per month, and weekly rents sit well above the $375 national standard.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Grange (Qld) counted 1,573 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 1,682 today, averaging 2.9 people each. 47% are couples with children, more than in 92% of areas nationally, against 22% couples without children. 18% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.4 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute 78.5% of households in Grange, comprising couples with children at 47.4%, couples without children at 22.2%, and single-parent households at 8.1%. Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 21.5%, consisting of single-person households at 18.1% and group accommodations at 3.3%. The local median household size sits at 2.9 people, exceeding the Greater Brisbane benchmark of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
51.9% of adults in Grange (Qld) hold a university qualification, including 33.0% with a bachelor degree and 12.7% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 99% of areas nationally. A further 12.1% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 858 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,165 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Tertiary attainment in Grange is exceptionally high, with university qualifications held by 51.9% of residents aged 15+, outstripping the 25.7% state rate in QLD and the 30.4% national figure across Australia. Among these qualifications, bachelor degrees represent 33.0%, postgraduate degrees comprise 12.7%, and graduate diplomas make up 6.2%. Technical and vocational credentials account for 21.4% of education among those aged 15+, consisting of 9.3% in advanced diplomas and 12.1% in certificates. A substantial 35.1% of local residents actively pursue formal studies. Broken down across educational levels, 13.0% attend primary schools, 10.2% are enrolled in secondary education, and 7.3% engage in tertiary coursework.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Getting around Grange (Qld) means driving: households keep an average of 1.5 vehicles, and no scheduled public transport appears in the current timetable feeds. Service data is built from operators' published GTFS timetables; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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76.3% of residents in Grange (Qld) report no long-term health condition. 2.6% need daily assistance with core activities, and 72.8% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.7 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Health evaluations by AreaSearch indicate positive outcomes across Grange, with below-average incidence of common illnesses among the broader community and rates tracking national averages for senior cohorts. Private health insurance coverage is notably widespread, held by approximately 73% of residents (3,590 people), compared to 55.8% across Greater Brisbane and 55.7% nationally. Mental health conditions and asthma represent the leading reported diagnoses, affecting 7.6% and 7.0% of the population respectively, while 76.3% of residents report no chronic health ailments, outperforming Greater Brisbane's 69.2%. Working-age adults demonstrate excellent health profiles with minimal illness.
Seniors aged 65 and over comprise 10.0% of the population (493 people), below the 15.0% proportion seen across Greater Brisbane, maintaining above-average health metrics that nonetheless rank lower nationally than the overall local population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Grange (Qld) is largely Australian-born, at 83.1% of residents, with 7.5% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (29.4%) and Australian (26.2%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity metrics show that 83.1% of Grange residents were born in Australia, 92.3% hold citizenship, and 92.5% converse exclusively in English at home. Christianity forms the predominant faith, practiced by 54.1% of the community. Judaism exhibits a distinct local overrepresentation, accounting for 0.2% of residents compared to 0.1% across Greater Brisbane. The primary reported ancestries among Grange residents are English at 29.4%, Australian at 26.2%, and Irish at 12.7%. Other distinct ancestral representations include Welsh at 0.7% (compared to 0.5% across the region), Scottish at 9.0% (versus 7.4% regionally), and South Australian at 0.6% (matching the 0.6% regional share).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Grange (Qld) is 37. 24.4% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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Grange exhibits a prominent demographic presence of younger generations alongside mature adults. AreaSearch's August 2026 data shows that mature adults and younger retirees aged 45 - 64 make up 28.0% of residents, compared to 22.6% regionally, while younger adults aged 25 - 44 constitute 25.5%, below the 30.6% Greater Brisbane share. As of August 2026, the median age remains at 37, matching the 2021 Census level and sitting 1 year older than Greater Brisbane's median of 36 at that Census. By 2041, senior cohorts aged 65+ are forecast to experience the largest numerical increase, adding 243 people (49%) to reach 737, whereas cohorts spanning children, young adults, and individuals aged 25 - 44 are projected to decrease.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Grange (Qld)
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, Local governments Daily | May 2026 5 months ago all 2 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated May 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 7 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (4,615 at the 2021 Census → 4,936 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to Aug 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (SAL31225). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.